NIU faculty, staff and students now have a new tool to guide their actions before, during and after campus emergencies.
Nearly 10,000 copies of the new NIU Emergency Guide are being delivered this week to employees in every job classification, and are being posted in every classroom and public space on campus.
Sporting cardinal-and-black school colors and featuring a flip-chart format, the guide includes a memo from NIU President John Peters that urges users to familiarize themselves with standard procedures and customize information for their own buildings and departments.
“Northern Illinois University, like so many other colleges and universities throughout the United States, can take much pride in the security of its campus,” Peters said. “I am proud to add this guide to an already-impressive array of safety resources.”
Peters urged supervisors to review the guide with employees as early as possible, and to fill out sections calling for such building-specific information as location of fire extinguishers, tornado shelters, emergency exits and names of individuals needing assistance during an emergency.
“Recognizing that no single set of instructions can anticipate all potential emergencies,” Peters wrote, “I urge you to provide feedback on this first-time publication by sending confidential comments and/or suggestions to egfeedback@niu.edu.”
Copies of the guide are also posted on the NIU Web site at http://www.niu.edu/about/safety/index.shtml.